Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose FRS, MP
Bose in 1925
Born	Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-01-01)1 January 1894 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	4 February 1974(1974-02-04) (aged 80) Calcutta, West Bengal, India[2]
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Known for	Bose–Einstein condensate Bose–Einstein statistics Bose–Einstein distribution Bose–Einstein correlations Bose gas Boson Ideal Bose Equation of State Photon gas Bosonic string theory
Spouse	Ushabati Bose (née Ghosh)[3]
Awards	Padma Vibhushan Fellow of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics
Institutions	University of Calcutta University of Dhaka Visva-Bharati
Academic advisors	Jagadish Chandra Bose Prafulla Chandra Ray
Doctoral students	Purnima Sinha Partha Ghose Siva Brata Bhattacherjee
Other notable students	Mani Lal Bhaumik Lilabati Bhattacharjee Asima Chatterjee Ratan Lal Brahmachary
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1960
Preceded by	office established
Constituency	Nominated (Education)
Signature

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Satyendra Nath Bose FRS, MP^[1] (/ˈboʊs/;^[4][a] 1 January 1894 – 4 February 1974) was an Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, in developing the foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1954 by the Government of India.^[5][6][7]

The class of particles that obey Bose statistics, bosons, was named after Bose by Paul Dirac.^[8][9]

A polymath, he had a wide range of interests in varied fields, including physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, mineralogy, philosophy, arts, literature, and music. He served on many research and development committees in India after independence.^[10]

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